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1. Add MS 89471

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Title:
Gordon family papers
Scope & Content:
Personal papers of the Gordon family, mostly relating to the death of Charles George Gordon (1833-1885) in Sudan. The collection mostly consists of correspondence, largely letters to Mary Augusta Gordon (fl 1833-1890) regarding her younger brother's demise and legacy, but also includes photogra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1906
Extent:
1 box (10 folders)

2. Add MS 89471/1

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Title:
Letters from Charles George Gordon
Scope & Content:
Letters from Charles George Gordon regarding the situation in Sudan following the defeat of William Hicks’ expedition. This file consists of: -a letter to Sir Samuel White Baker (Explorer and Major-General of the Ottoman Empire), dated 4 January 1884, discussing the need for an intervention in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages and an envelope)

3. Add MS 89471/2

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Title:
Correspondence of Mary Augusta Gordon
Scope & Content:
Letters sent to Mary Augusta Gordon, mostly relating to the death and legacy of her brother, General Charles George Gordon. These letters have been sorted chronologically.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1890
Extent:
4 folders

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Title:
Letters to Mary Augusta Gordon
Scope & Content:
Letters to Augusta Gordon regarding the death and legacy of her brother Charles George Gordon. This file consists of: - a letter from Comtesse de Noailles (Anna Maria Helena née Baring), dated 31 Mar 1884, reporting her offer of £20,000 to the Gordon Highlanders and the Irish Fusiliers regimen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1884-17 Aug 1885
Extent:
1 folder (8 pages and 1 envelope)

5. Add MS 89471/2/2

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Title:
Letters to Mary Augusta Gordon
Scope & Content:
Letters to Augusta Gordon regarding the legacy of her brother Charles George Gordon. This file consists of: - a letter from Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown, dated 16 Mar 1886, giving his opinion on the Government’s decision to send C G Gordon to Sudan - a letter from Kashin Elmo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
16 Mar 1886-9 Dec 1888
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages)

6. Add MS 89471/2/3

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Title:
Correspondence of Mary Augusta Gordon
Scope & Content:
Correspondence of Augusta Gordon regarding the legacy of her brother C G Gordon. This file consists of: - a letter from Sir William F Butler, dated 17 Mar 1889, thanking Augusta for her praise of his biography of C G Gordon - a letter from Colonel Mahmoud Talaat Bey, dated 20 Apr 1889, reque...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1889-26 Nov 1890
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages)

7. Add MS 89471/3

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Title:
Letters to William Staveley Gordon and his wife
Scope & Content:
Letters to William Gordon and his wife, Anne Isabella Gordon (née Stafford), regarding his military service. This file consists of: - a letter to W S Gordon from Evelyn Baring (Earl Cromer), dated 3 Apr 1896, making arrangements for a journey - a letter to W S Gordon from Evelyn Baring (Earl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Apr 1896-27 Jun 1906
Extent:
1 folder (7 pages)

8. Add MS 89471/4

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Title:
Gordon family correspondence
Scope & Content:
Undated and unaddressed letters relating to the Gordon Family. This file consists of: - a letter addressed to O’Callaghan from Wolseley of the War Office, dated 22 Apr 1887, requesting information on a military action - an incomplete letter from Sir John Cowell, controller of the Queen’s hous...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1887
Extent:
1 folder (5 pages)

9. Add MS 89471/5

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Title:
Photographs and press cuttings relating to Charles George Gordon
Scope & Content:
Various materials belonging to the Gordon family, mostly relating to C G Gordon and his legacy. This series includes: - photographs depicting C G Gordon and memorials to his death - press cuttings regarding C G Gordon's legacy - wax seals of the Gordon family crest - a copy of the Dream of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880s-1900s
Extent:
5 folders

10. Add MS 89471/5/1

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Title:
Photographs of Charles George Gordon
Scope & Content:
A series of photographs and postcards depicting Charles George Gordon and memorials erected in his honour. This file consists of: - a photograph, taken by G. Lekegian & Company of Cairo, depicting C G Gordon in dress uniform - a hand-coloured photograph, created by Adams & Stilliard o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1888
Extent:
1 folder (5 photographs and 3 postcards)